2. Taxonomic Classification of Helminths Fasciolopsis (liver fluke) Schistosoma (not leaf shaped!) Tapeworms Ascaris (roundworm) Trichuris (whipworm) Ancylostoma (hookworm) Necator (hookworm) Enterobius (pinworm or threadworm) Strongyloides Genus – examples Trematodes Non-segmented, usually leaf-shaped, with two suckers but no distinct head They have an alimentary canal and are usually hermaphrodite and leaf shaped Schistosomes are the exception. They are thread-like, and have separate sexes Cestodes Adult tapeworms are found in the intestine of their host They have a head (scolex) with sucking organs, a segmented body but no alimentary canal Each body segment is hermaphrodite Platyhelminthes Flat worms; dorsoventrally flattened, no body cavity and, if present, the alimentary canal is blind ending Nematodes Round worms; appear round in cross section, they have body cavities, a straight alimentary canal and an anus Metazoa Class Phylum Sub kingdom
3. Taxonomic Classification of Helminths Fasciolopsis (liver fluke) Schistosoma (not leaf shaped!) Tapeworms Taenia Diphyllobothrium Echinococcus Hymenolepis Ascaris (roundworm) Trichuris (whipworm) Ancylostoma (hookworm) Necator (hookworm) Enterobius (pinworm or threadworm) Strongyloides Genus – examples Trematodes Non-segmented, usually leaf-shaped, with two suckers but no distinct head They have an alimentary canal and are usually hermaphrodite and leaf shaped Schistosomes are the exception. They are thread-like, and have separate sexes Cestodes Adult tapeworms are found in the intestine of their host They have a head (scolex) with sucking organs, a segmented body but no alimentary canal Each body segment is hermaphrodite Platyhelminthes Flat worms; dorsoventrally flattened, no body cavity and, if present, the alimentary canal is blind ending Nematodes Round worms; appear round in cross section, they have body cavities, a straight alimentary canal and an anus Metazoa Class Phylum Sub kingdom
